There is a saying about buses, that you wait for hours for one to come along then two come at once. In this case I’ve been working on ideas for regional exhibitions under the umbrella of Unlikely Heroes for a while but with not much to show for it, now suddenly four exhibitions have been agreed for this coming Autumn! To read more click on the post title or image.
Yes, it was August, I was sure of that,and yes these were turkeys ultimately on their way to Christmas dinner tables! Oh what conflicting thoughts started running through my head! To read more click on the post title or image.
Sarah and Ash each run one of two geographically-separate market garden sites high in the Pennine Hills above the Calderdale market towns of Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. This is really growing on the wild windswept slopes of the Pennines! To read more click on the post title or image.
The National Trust-owned Gibside Estate at Rowlands Gill just outside of Newcastle is the spectacular location for a true community-led growing project which uses part of an historically significant walled garden on the estate along with some fields a couple of miles from the main site. To read more click on the post title or image.
I’d first met Jonah Maurice on a cold, squally February day as he felled trees along a steep slope in Allendale. I went back in friendlier weather to experience the amazing house he was building To read more click on the post title or image.
In prison was not where I was expecting to spend any time during my travels around small scale farmers and growers! That’s exactly where I did though spend a quite unforgettable day. Specifically at HMP Rye Hill. To read more click on the post title or image.
Inner city regeneration lies at the core of Horton Community Farm – an inspirational project in the heart of Bradford. To read more click on the post title or image.
